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HEATER.

Patented July 3, 1894.

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To all whom it may con/cern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRIET CECIL COWDREY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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.SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 522,453, dated July 3, 1894.I Application led November 7, 1893. Serial No. 490.217- (No model.)

Be it known that I, HARRIET OECIL Cow- DREY, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Heater, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved heater, which is simple and durable in constructiomand more especially designed for use in hall and other rooms, to conveniently heat the same by the employment of a lamp, and without any danger of vitating theairzin the room.

The invention consists of certain parts and details, and combinations of the same, as will be hereinafter described and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a front elevation of theimprovement. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; and Fig. '3 is a plan view of the ring with it's legs and basket.

The improved heater is provided with a shell A, preferably made of sheetmetal and cylindrical in form, with the top closed and the bottom open, and the lower end provided with slits'A as plainly illustrated in Figs. l and 2. 0n the sides of the shell A are arranged suitable handles B, for conveniently carrying the shell for thepurpose hereinafter more fully described.

On the front of the shell A and near the lower end thereof but above the slits A', is arranged a door C, preferably having a panel of thick mica, to view the light of the burning lampwithout disclosing the outlines of the lamp used in the shell. The lower end of made of a number of cross bars attached at their upper ends to the under side of the ring and bent downwardly to form an open basket, 'for supporting the lamp G, of any approved construction, and at the same time affording an entrance for the air to the interior of the shell A. From the top of the shell A depends a smoke 'bell H, arranged directly over the chimney of the lamp G,-as plainly shown in Fig. 2. Y

Near the upper end of the shell A and at the rear thereof is arranged a collar I, surrounding the opening in the shell and in this collar extends the lower end of apipe J, for carrying off the smoke, gases, odors, dac., arising from the burning of the lamp G within` the shell A. This pipe J may be connected with a chimney in case the Vroom in which the` heater is used is provided with ka chimney, but as the heater is moreespecially intended for use in hall rooms having no chimneys, I prefer to pass the upper horizontal part J of the pipe J through a collar K, made of asbestus, porcelain or other refractory material,

the said collar being fitted into .an openingl 'Y the horizontal part J of the pipe J is arranged an ornamental hood P to prevent the wind from blowing into the pipe J. 'The pipe end' in the bar L is preferably made oblong to reduce the height of the bar L without however, reducing the exhausting capacity of the pipe.

In order to shield the font ofthe lamp G from the heat in the shell A, I provide an imperforate shield Q preferably made dish-like and of asbestus orV other suitable material. This shield is set directly on the neck of the lamp and its outer edge terminates a suitable distance from the inner surface of `theshell IDO shell A is provided with a second row of slits A2. The shields Q and X fit tightly around theneck of the lamp and the chimney respectively, as will be seen in Fig. 2.

In order to retain the heated air as long as possible in the shell A to radiate the heat from the latter into the room, I provide a defiector R secured inside of the shell preferably below the opening leading to the pipe J as illustrated in Fig. 2. This defiector tends to throw the rising air forward and downward to cause it to travel up on the front of the shell and along the top thereof in order to reach the opening to pipe J. In the latter is preferably arranged a damper T to regulate the exit of the heated air, smoke, gases, dac.

The heater is used as follows: The shell A is taken hold of by the operator engaging the handles B to remove the shell from the ring D, after which the lighted lamp G is set in the basket F and then the shell A is set on the ring D and connection is made between the pipe J and collar K. The flame of the lamp G is now dimly visible through the mica of the door C, so as to give the heatcrthe appearance of having a coal or otherire within the shell A. If necessary the door C can be opened to permit of attending to the wick raising device, so as to enlarge the ame or decrease the same, or completely extinguish it, as the case may require. Now, it will be seen that the heat emanating from the burning of the lamp G, heats the surrounding air so that the shell A is heated, and the heat radiates therefrom to heat the room. Air necessary for combustion of the lamp G and for circulation in the shell can pass to the shell Athrough the open basket Fand slits A', and part of the air entering through the said slits and heated as it travels upward along the chimney S issues into the room through the slits A2, being checked and delieoted by the upper shield, while a portion of the heated air, smoke, gases, odors, duc., arising in the shell A are readily carried off through the pipeJ leading either to the chimney or through the window as above described. Thus the burning of thelamp will not cause any smoke, gases or odors in the room, but will serve to heat the same in a very complete and thoroughly economical manner.

The hood P prevents back draft in the pipe J, and the collar K prevents burning ot' the bar L set in the window frame N.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A heater provided with a flanged ring, a lamp, supporting basket secured to and de pending from the said ring, legs extending downwardly from the ring to support it on the lioor, and a shell whose lower edge rests on the said ring, the said shell being provided near its lower end, with a row of openings for the ingress of air, the shell being also provided, at a distance from the first row of openings approximately corresponding to the length of the lamp chimney to be used, with another row of openings for the egress of air, substantially as described.

2. In a heater, the combination with alamp and a shell having a series of openings, of a shield fitting tightly around the lamp and located in the shell approximately in line with the lower ends of the openings and intermediate of the lamp burner and the fount, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a lamp and the shell having a series of openings near the top of the lamp chimney, of a shield fitting tightly around the chimney near the top thereof, and arranged essentially in alignment with the said openings, substantially as described.

IIARRIET CECIL COWDREY.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. I-Ios'rnn, C. SEDGWICK. 

